butylene


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.

bu·tyl·ene

 (byo͞ot′l-ēn′)
n.
See butene.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

butylene

(ˈbjuːtɪˌliːn)
n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for butene
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bu•tyl•ene

(ˈbyut lˌin)

also butene


n.
any of three isomeric gaseous alkenes having the formula C4H8.
[1875–80]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.butylene - any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
isobutylene - used also in making gasoline components
polybutene, polybutylene - a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber
gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
M2 PRESSWIRE-September 2, 2019-: Specialty Methacrylate Markets, 2025 by Derivative (Lauryl Methacrylate, 1,4 Butylene Glycol Dimethacrylate), Application (Paint & Coating, Special Plastic, Construction, Additives)
In the near future, Turkmenistan may become the biggest producer of synthetic rubber, raw materials for which consist of natural gas and products of its processing - ethylene, propylene, butylene and benzene, Annamurat Ashirov, head of the gas processing department of the scientific and research institute at the Turkmengas State Concern, said in an interview with the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan,"Trendreports.
Viachem Distributes Natural Brontide Butylene Glycol
Inactive ingredients include water, snail secretion filtrate, phenyl trimethicone, dimethicone, butylene glycol, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, orbignya oleifera seed oil, butyloctyl salicylate, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, cyclohexasiloxane and magnesium sulfate.
LPG includes widely used butane and propane along with propylene and butene also known as butylene. Butane and propane are used for heating and cooking.
The nyakio products are developed for all skin types and ages, and formulated without sulfates, phthalates, parabens, mineral oil, petrolatum, formaldehyde or butylene glycol.
In 2015, total capacity of methanol, ethylene, propylene, butadiene / butylene, aromates and the respective derivates amounted to 31 million tonnes.
This has units producing polyethylene, synthetic rubbers, latex, propylene glycol, pyrolysis benzene and fractions of butene, butylene and isobutylene.
Poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) resins are semicrystalline thermoplastics with very interesting properties such as excellent dimensional stability, high stiffness and hardness, good resistance to chemicals, good mechanical properties, and processability.
Nature's Gate Baby Soothing Shampoo & Wash is free of parabens, phthalates, sulfates, synthetic fragrance, butylene glycol and animal-derived ingredients.
In this work, we have designed and synthesized a biodegradable aliphatic-aromatic copolyester, poly(butylene terephtha-late-co-butylene adipate-co-ethylene terephthalate-co-ethylene adipate) (PBATE) from PTA, AA, BG and EG, and the PBATE copolyesters have exhibited satisfactory biodegradability.